JuniorMath
Find Closest Person
You are given three integers x, y, and z, representing the positions of three people on a number line:
xis the position of Person 1.yis the position of Person 2.zis the position of Person 3, who does not move.
Both Person 1 and Person 2 move toward Person 3 at the same speed.
Determine which person reaches Person 3 first:
- Return
1if Person 1 arrives first. - Return
2if Person 2 arrives first. - Return
0if both arrive at the same time.
Return the result accordingly.
Example 1
Input
x = 2, y = 7, z = 4Output
1Person 1 can reach Person 3 in 2 steps, while Person 2 needs 3 steps, so Person 1 arrives first.
Example 2
Input
x = 2, y = 5, z = 6Output
2Person 1 needs 4 steps to reach Person 3, while Person 2 needs 1 step, so Person 2 arrives first.
Constraints
- 1 <= x, y, z <= 100